Oslo Jazz Festival is a non-profit foundation with the purpose of producing a festival of 60+ concerts at 15 venues in the center of Oslo every year in week 33. The festival was founded in 1986 ans covers a broad range of jazz styles.

Some of the artists that have performed at the Oslo Jazz Festival are: Herbie Hancock, Jan Garbarek, Charles Lloyd, Arild Andersen, Nils Petter Molvær, Maria Schneider, Paul Bley, Karin Krog, Gregory Porter, Tony Bennett, Sidsel Endresen, Ornette Coleman and more.

Organization:

Board:

• Svein Skarheim – Chairman
• Linnéa Elisabeth Svensson - Deputy Chairman
• Dorothia Gibson Short
• Tord Rønning Krogtoft
• Pål Stephensen
• Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen
• Lars Holmen Kurverud

Festival council:

• Bente Almås – Production office
• Dorothia G. Short – Communication office

Program committee

• Andreas Wildhagen
• Amira Morstaq Ali
• Staffan William-Olsson
• Øyvind Larsen
• Emilie Hafskjold Thoresen
• Lisa Løebekken

Management:

• Øyvind Skjerven Larsen – Festival director
• Emilie Hafskjold Thoresen – Producer
• Lisa Løebekken – Marketing and Communications